Tag: Richmond Vale Railway
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NBN NEWS DOCUMENTARY: ‘RETURN TO RICHMOND VALE’
‘Return to Richmond Vale’ is a sequel to Logie winning ‘The Richmond Vale Railway’ produced by NBN News in 1988. It documents the last days of Australia’s last commercial steam railway and the extraordinary industrial action workers took to protect it.
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REWATCH ‘RETURN TO RICHMOND VALE’ THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING
Rewatch ‘Return to Richmond Vale’ across the 9 network this Wednesday morning. The documentary is a sequel to Logie winning ‘The Richmond Vale Railway’ produced by NBN News in 1988. It documents the last days of Australia’s last commercial steam railway and the extraordinary industrial action workers took to protect it. Remember to also keep…
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RICHMOND VALE RAILWAY REOPENS AFTER DEVASTATING BUSHFIRE
The Richmond Vale Railway Museum was left devastated after a fierce fire ripped through it’s collection last year. Today, a significant milestone, as the historic site officially reopened to the public.
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RICHMOND VALE RAILWAY MUSEUM TO REOPEN FOR BUSINESS
The Richmond Vale Railway Museum is back on track after a fierce bushfire tore through much of its collection last September. The museum will re-open to the public this weekend, having repaired some of the more than a million dollars worth of damage to rollingstock and timber sleepers. It briefly hosted a special Christmas event…
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SANTA CATCHES THE TRAIN TO RICHMOND VALE
There was some early – but much-needed – Christmas cheer today, at Richmond Vale Railway Museum. Santa arrived by steam train, together with Mrs Claus and the elves, delighting kids and parents. It’s the first time the trains have been up and running since a bushfire tore through the area in September, destroying rolling stock…
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY – THE RICHMOND VALE LOCOMOTIVE HEIST
The great Richmond Vale locomotive heist – see why a group of workers hijacked a steam loco in the Hunter 30 years ago.
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COUNTING THE COST OF RICHMOND VALE FIRE
Police are investigating whether yesterday’s fire at Richmond Vale in the Hunter was the result of illegal activity. The blaze is now at ‘advice’ level after scorching more than 900-hectares, and destroying part of the region’s rail history.
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50 YEARS OF NBN: RICHMOND VALE RAILWAY – 1987
In 1987, Coal and Allied decided to retire its fleet of steam trains and instead haul coal from its Hunter mines using trucks. But the men who worked on the Richmond Vale Railway didn’t go without a fight, and NBN’s cameras were there to capture the drama. This 50th lookback is a cut down version…
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10 CLASS LOCO BACK IN ACTION
It was a trip down memory lane for locomotive enthusiasts in the Hunter Valley today. A 100-year-old steam train chugged its way from South Mailtand to Neath, to celebrate two special birthdays.
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THIEVES TARGET RAILWAY MUSEUM
The Richmond Vale Railway Museum has again been targeted by thieves, in what’s been described as a well-planned robbery. $200,000 worth of equipment was taken, and museum volunteers fear it could be sold as scrap.